SUNDAY MAY 27 “SOAP BOX SUNDAY

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

An open forum for members and visitors to speak for 10 minutes on a topic of their choice. Subject matter is the speakers choice.

BRING YOUR VOICE AND OPINION!

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April 22 meeting, Sex and Religion in Quinte

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Plan on attending our discussion “Sex and Religion In Quinte”. A discussion of inclusiveness, discrimination and perspective. Where does our local society fit with national and international trends.
ALL WELCOME, NO CHARGE TO ATTEND.

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Is God Homophobic?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Why does homosexuality provoke such hatred in members of the religious right? Well short of the fact that many of them are prejudiced bigots, I believe that the reason homosexuals provoke such strong emotions is because the question of homosexuality goes directly to the heart of the Christian religion’s most sacred beliefs. It would appear that if homosexuality is normal and natural then the main premises that the Bible is based on would be false. Those premises are that man is unique in nature because of the human ability to make choices instead of being ruled by instincts alone, the Bible is made up of God’s words given to us through man, and the idea that God is love.

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Sustainability Quinte 7 pm Friday March 30

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

“Sustainability Quinte”
An evening with Mike Nickerson, Author of “Life Money and Illusions, Living on Earth as if we want to stay”.
www.sustainwellbeing.net

Friday March 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Loyalist College, Training and Development Center
Pioneer Building room P-1
Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, Belleville

This is an important event for the Quinte region. Our discussion introduces sustainable options for humanities future: economics, life style and legacy planning.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME, NO ADMISSION CHARGE,
(DONATIONS ACCEPTED)

Sponsored by:
QUINTE SECULAR HUMANIST ASSOCIATION

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Why do Christians visit the doctor?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life,” (John 3:16).  Most people are familiar with the preceding passage from the Bible as it represents the key promise of Christianity.  All you have to do is admit you are a sinner and accept Jesus as your saviour and you can have everlasting life, this is a pretty tempting offer and one that appeals to all humans as we are all mortal. Christians constantly cite this passage as the main reward of a life of faith. They also love to write it on signs and hold them up at hockey games, but do people really believe that this is possible?

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From the pre-amble to the Constitution of France 1789

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

“If only people could see each others happiness, they could occupy the earth, their common habitat, in peace and move forward confidently together to their common goal. The prospect changes when they regard each other as obstacles: soon they have … Continue reading →

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Quotes of the day: on civilization

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

True the white man brought great change. But the varied fruits of his civilization, though highly coloured and inviting, are sickening and deadening. And if it be part of civilization to maim, rob, and thwart, then what is progress? I am going to venture that the man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures, and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization.

Chief Luther Standing Bear 1933

The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying: “This is mine!” and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many misfortunes might not anyone saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows, “Beware of listening to this imposter; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody.”

J.J. Rouseau

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Thought for the day: on the existence of God

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

For God to be God he must be omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, all knowing and all powerful. This means that he is everywhere, knows all, is love, is caring and most importantly never makes mistakes. How could he? He’s God after all and knows way more than all of us put together. In other words he’s perfect. And who would want to worship a God that was not perfect? Not me. That would be the equivalent of worshiping, well… none other than me. And you don’t want to do that, trust me. Now according to the Bible God needed Noah to build an arc because he was going to flood the world to get rid of man. Now ask yourself why did God, who never makes mistakes, have a second thought about mankind and want to destroy it? Sounds like an “oops, my-bad” to me. I Guess he’s not so perfect. I’ll let you conclude the rest for yourself. I don’t want to do the thinking for you.

“What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence”

Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes of the day: Religion and World War One

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Mottos of World War One:

German: “Gott mit uns” God is with us
Russian: “Bog s nami” God is with us
Belgian and English: “Dicuet mon Droit” God and my right
Americans: “God and my country”

I’m sure glad the Christians won the war!!!! I wonder how different the world would be today if the Christians would have won!!!????

…in the end war is just humans killing humans.

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Quotes of the day: inspired by “Kony 2012″

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

“What we have done will not be lost to all eternity. Everything ripens at its time and becomes fruit at its hour.”

Unknown
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“I tell you as my parting words…forget the channels. There is simply not enough time left before the world explodes. Concentrate instead on organizing, with so many others of like mind, a mass movement for peace such as there has not been before.”

George Kistiakowsky (Harvard University chemistry professor who worked on the first atomic bomb.)

This film is very inspiring!!!
KONY 2012 – WATCH THE FILM
www.kony2012.com
Joseph Kony is the world’s worst war criminal. KONY 2012 is a 24-minute film that explains everything he’s done and how he can be stopped. This year. #KONY2012..

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